#polypore

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[memoriesofthepark]

Ochre bracket 》 Trametes ochracea

This group is so pretty! Caught my eye as I made my rounds to check on the honey clusters.

Southeast Texas, 15 Nov. 2023

[mostlythemarsh]

Development

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #131 : oak mazegill! (daedalea quercina)

oak mazegill (also maze-gill fungus) is a polypore & brown rot in the family fomitopsidaceae. it is found in africa, north america, asia & europe, where it forms saprotrophic associations.

the big question : can i bite it?? nah, this fungus is inedible due to the fact that it is tough & "cork-like" in texture !! however, it has been historically used as a natural comb.

d. quercina description :

"the sessile, fan-shaped fruiting bodies are typically 3–20 centimetres (1.2–7.9 in) in diameter and up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) thick. they are found singly or in tiered groups, usually on rotting oak. the upper surface of the cap may be various shades of brown, & is sometimes zonate. the pore surface, white to tan in colour, is initially porous, but as the fruit body matures, some of the pore walls break down, forming slits with blunt partitions. this results in the characteristic maze-like (daedaloid or labyrinthinine/labyrinthiform) appearance. the tube walls are 10–30 mm long, with thick walls."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[mushroomgay]

London, UK, October 2023

Blackening polypore (Meripilus giganteus)

This large, common polypore can be distinguished from its (luckily entirely edible, or simple inedible rather than poisonous) potential confusions by its distinctive bruising - press hard on its surface (or simply handle it and wait a few moments) and it bruises a dark brownish black.

It's one of my favourite wild edibles. Some people complain of its somewhat sour taste, but I find boiling it in water and (vegan) butter and then draining it removes this entirely. It has a pleasant, fibrous texture, similar to meat or dried mango, and I like to use this to make a vegan pulled pork, here served in homemade bao buns. It was my first time making them - they were denser than they're meant to be, unclear if that was because they were gluten free or I over-proofed them. They're delicious as a vehicle for bbq sauce, though.

[oliviarosaline]

Little Nest Polypore

Trametes conchifer Syn. Poronidulus conchifer

This adorable tiny polypore species was on a hardwood twig in old growth bottomland woods near the Meramec River.

Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Aug. 18th, 2023

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[gfdelmar]

[briery]

Guttation drops on a red-belted polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), by Rowland K Willis.

[mushrooms-switzerland]

Wabenporling, neofavolus alveolaris 24.04.23

[slugzill4]

oak mazegill

Daedalea quercina

[botaniqueer]

Also unrelated to the indoor plants, I do really like the mushies growing out the front of the cafe.

Lil bracket fungus pals

[lindagoesmushrooming]

[memoriesofthepark]

white bracket polypore (no common name) 》Trametes pubescens

The same old wood I found some turkey tails on years ago, now with a different kind of polypore!

Southeast Texas, 24 Nov. 2023

[mostlythemarsh]

Outbreak

[muscaria-jacksonii]

[Hymenochaete microcycla]

[balkanradfem]

Cool red polypore + moss